John Wayne Leads Filipino Guerrilla Tale Screen World Premier
John Wayne stars as Colonel Madden who forms guerrilla bands among Philippine natives after Bataan. He, Miss Barnes, and Andrés Bonifacio fight Japanese forces, aiming to rally Filipinos for MacArthur's return. Supporting cast includes Otto Kruger and Julie London. The feature blends song numbers and action with a lavish pool sequence.
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Wayne
Madden
Philippine Scouts
Bataan
Balintawak
Miss Barnes
Little Maximo
Andres
Dalisay Delgado
Dalisay
Why the Japanese Chauffeur Had to Return Home
The piece recalls Marines landing on Fujisu Peninsula in Tokyo Bay during the occupation. They meet a comical interpreter, a retired Japanese chauffeur from Long Island, whose burlesque English and odd uniform amuse the troops as they assess the captured fort. The scene ends with a leatherneck joking about vaudeville.
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Japan
Fujisu
Tokyo Bay
Long Island
Leatherneck
Amusement Calendar Proclaims 1940s Screen Gems
Paramount presents Back to Bataan with John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. On Stage Everybody stars Jack Oakie and Peggy Ryan. Cap itol offers Pan Americana with Philip Terry and Audrey Long. Riders of Destiny features Joan Wayne at Rialto. National Velvet stars Mick Rooney Jackie Jenkins Eliza beth Taylor at Star. Man in Half Moon Street at Texas with Nils Asther Helen Walker. This Man's Navy screens at Victory with Wallace Beery James Gleason. Murder My Sweet tops Rex with Dick Powell Claire Trevor Anne Shirley. Lady In the Dark plays Leon with Rogers Ray Milland Jonat. Lyric shows Dark Waters with Merle Oberon Franchot Tone and The Yellow Canary with Anna Neagle Richard Greene.
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Capitol Theater
Humphrey Bogart
Alexis Smith
Rialto Theater
John Wayne
Leon Theater
Ginger Roger
Ray Milland
Jon Hall
Banjo On
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Star Theater
Mickey Rooney
Texas Theater
Half Moon Street
Nils Asther
Helen Walker
Wallace Beery
James Gleason
Victory Theater
Lyric Theater
Merle Oberon
Franchot Tone
Anna Neagle
Richard Greene
Rex Theater
Murder
Paramount
Bataan
Anthony Quinn
State
Jack Oakie
Peggy Ryan
Capitol
Philip Terry
Audrey Long
Rialto
Joan Wayne
Jackie Jenkins
Elizabeth Taylor
Texas
Texas: “Man In Half Moon Street,” With Nils Asther and Helen Walker
Rex
Dick Powell
Claire Trevor
Anne Shirley
LEON
A Rogers
Jonat
Nightlife lineups and a quirky note on Napoleon
Night clubs Aviatrix and The Nat open nightly with bands Carlton Scales Fritz Cowan and their ensembles. Rainbow Gardens open Monday to Saturday with Sons of the West Mexican Inn features Ermon Gray and His Orchestra. Mayfair books Cliff Bruner's Orchestra. Napoleon refers to a card game a boot a pastry and an old coin.
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Aviatrix
Carlton Scales
THE
NAT
Fritz Cowan
Rainbow Gardens
Sons of the West Mexican Inn
Ermon Gray
Mayfair
Cliff Bruner
Anitas Gift Hat Draws Friendly Hospital Quip
Anita Colby visits a Beverly Hills hospital friend carrying gifts including a fuchsia velvet flower hat box from I Magnin. A nurse presents a bouquet that prompts Colby to joke the hat would cost far more than the prize, noting a hairband and waterlogged Magnin label on the flowers.
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Anita Colby
Selznick
Vanguard Films
Beverly Hills
I. Magnin’s
Anita
Colby
The Kid from Brooklyn Cast Avoids Tanning in TechniColor
In Samuel Goldwyn's Danny Kaye comedy The Kid from Brooklyn sixteen California girls on location at the beach are cautious about tanning. The Technicolor production makes sunburned appearances look like South Seas natives.
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California
Samuel Goldwyn
Brooklyn
Veronica Lake Answers Window Cleaning Question
Veronica Lake explains that most film windows have no glass on set to avoid reflections. A fan asked how stars keep windows in pictures spotless while she mid filming The Blue Dahlia.
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Veronica Lake
Paramount Studio
Miss Lake
Veronica
Actress Fan Aims for Life Size Mustache Cut-Out
A Houston housewife wrote to Warner Baxter on the set of The Crime Doctor's Warning asking for a life size cut-out of his moustache to use as a model for a likeness she intended to craft. The unusual request highlighted the quirky side of fan devotion during the production.
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Warner Baxter
Houston
Texas
Pianos Styles and Sizes to Suit You Priced to Sell
Mary L. Spence Piano Store advertises pianos in Amarillo Texas and Plainview Texas. The notice highlights styles and sizes priced to sell at 1026 Broadway in Amarillo and 710 Broadway in Plainview.
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Mary L. Spence
Amarillo
Texas
Plainview Texas
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